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Born in Wolverhampton in the West Midlands, Liz always felt a deep connection to the rolling hills of Shropshire. That pull eventually led her to Ironbridge in 2004 — a move she and her husband, Dave, had envisioned since the late 1960s, when they first decided that Ironbridge was where they hoped to build their life together.
Liz spent 28 years as an art teacher, inspired daily by the creativity and imagination of the children she taught. She developed her own unique child‑centred art curriculum and became one of the first primary art teachers appointed by Wolverhampton Authority. She firmly believes that creativity is something we must nurture in order to reach our inner selves, and teaching children the fundamentals of drawing and painting laid the foundations for her own artistic development.
When working with clay, Liz feels as though she is drawing — shaping forms through the material as naturally as if she were holding a pencil. Her profound love for the natural world is central to her practice. She works with all the elements: earth as clay, fire to release the colours in the glazes, air to support the drying process, and water to bind everything together.
She describes the excitement of Raku firing as fast, dramatic and playful — a process full of anticipation. Although she understands the chemistry of her glazes, the moment of cleaning each pot to reveal its unique colours remains a thrill. While the shapes she creates are deliberate, she delights in the spontaneity of the firing process and the individuality it brings to every piece.
Liz uses lead‑free glazes suitable for food use, and her pottery should be kept indoors during the winter months to protect it from frost.